Pneumatic cotton picking and transferring machine.



W. M. TULLEY.

PNEUMATICICOTTON VPICKING AND TRA/NSFEFIRING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT-14,1915. I

- 1,184,1 50 Patented May 23, 1916.

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'w: M. TULLEY.

PNEUMATIC COTTON PICKING AND TRANSF ERRING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 14, 1915.

Pat'nt-ed May 23,1916.

vwewtoz WILLIAM M'. TULLEY, F COIiiPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, ASSIG-NOE 0FONE-HALF TO BAILEY E. CEANEY, 0F CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS.

PNEUMATIC COTTON PICKING AND TRANSFERRING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

' Patented ma as, rare.

Application filed October 14, 1915. Serial No. 55,858.

To all whom it may} concern:

Be it known that I, \VILLIAM M. TULLEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Corpus Christhin the county of Nueces and State of Texas,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pneumatic (lotton'Picking and Transferring 'Machines;

" and I do declare the following to'be a full,

clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

My invention relates broadly to mprovements in cotton picking machinesand more particularly to those of the pneumatic typein which thecottonisdrawn by suct on trom the plants and deposited into a receiver carriedby the machine.

The object of the invention is to provide novel means whereby thecotton, after once being picked and deposited into the receiver,

.may be readily transferred from the latter to a. wagon, whereby it maybe conveyed to a gin or the like without using the picking machine forthis purpose. I

With this general object in View, the invention resides in certain novelfeatures of construction and in unique combinations of parts to'behereinafter fully described and claimed, the descriptive matter beingsupplemented by the accompanying drawings wherein,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a machine constructed in accordance withmy invention; Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof with parts broken awayand in section; Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse section taken on theplanes indicated by the line 3-8 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4. is a detailhorizontal sectionthrough the suction device and parts immediatelyassociated therewith, this view being taken on the plane of the lineti-{t of. Fig. 8; Fig. 5 is a detail front elevation with the unloadingtube coupled to the suction device; an'd'Fig. 6 is a detail verticalsection taken on the plane of the line 6--6 of Fig. 5.

In describing the invention, reference will be made to the accompanyingdrawings by similar reference characters placed on corresponding parts,throughout the several views. To this end, the numeral 1 indicates aportable truck which-may be drawn by tractor or horse power and thuspropelledor receiver 2 which. is preferably provided 'means 10. Whendesired, however, the gate 8 may be swung inwardly across the pipe 5 todirect cotton 11). the latter through the branch 7 rather than allowingsuch'cotton to enter the receiver 2, this beingexpedient for a purposeyet to appear.

As is common with devices of the class to which the invention relates, asuction fan 11 is rotated within the housing 4, being preferably drivenfrom a gasolene en ine 12 through the instrumentality of the Irictiondrive 13 thrown into and out of action at will by the provision of anappropriate lever 14:.

One side of the housing 4:," in alincment with the axishf the fan 11, isprovided with an outwardly extending flange or sleeve 15 which normallyreceives therein the con nected-rear ends of a' plurality of cottonpicking tubes-l6 through which the cotton is drawn from the plants anddeposited into the housing 4, it being conveyed from the latter throughthe pipe 5 into the receiver 2. Normally, the pickingtubes 16 are heldwithin the sleeve 15 by a set screw 17 or by any other preferred typeof. fastener, but it will be obvious that by loosening the set screw orother locking device, the tubes may i be easily removed. v

Mounted in any preferred manner, being shown in the present embodimentof the in- 'vention as extending through the front of the receiver'2 andas supported by a bracket 18 on the housing i, is an unloading tube 19whose rear end disposed in the afore said receiver and is preferablyequipped with a flexible hose or the like 20. The front end of the tube19, on the other hand, is curved downwardly and equipped with an elbow2i hinged thereto at 22 and nor-. mally held supported by a hook 23 orthe equivalent thereof. The free end of the elbow 21 is so shaped as tobe received snugly in the sleeve l5, after first removing the tubes 16therefrom. Thus it-will be evident that when the receiver 2 has beenfilled with cotton picked from the field by the tubes 16, the latter maybe removed, whereupon the elbow 21 may be coupled to the inlet of the vsuction device, with the result that the latter will create a suctionthrough the unloading tube 19, thus allowing the contents of theaforesaid receiver to be drawn therefrom and discharged through thebranch 7, the .gate 8 having been previously disposed inwardly to thedotted line position shown in Fig. 4. The branch 7 may either deposit Idirectly into a wagon or the like disposed construction of the machineis comparatlvely simple, lts use will be efficient and its temporarilvalongside of the machine, or a tube (not shown). may lead from saidbranch to such wagon,'or to a stack in the field.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, it will be obvious that although the advantagesnumerous. In the drawings, certain specific details of construction havebeen shown, for illustrative purposes, and in the preceding such detailshave been described, but it' is to be understood that-numerous changesmay be made within the scope of the invention as suction and blastdevice for delivering ma claimed, without sacrificing any of theadvantages thereof.

I claims? 1. incombination, a receiver, a combined terial into saidreceiver or'at another point,

a passage member through which material is tobe conveyed to theaforesaidsuction j and blast device, a second passage member .means fordetachably connectin leading from the receiver, and coupling saidpassagemembers with the inlet of the aforesaid device. s

\ 2. In condnvzatron, a receiver, a combined,

vsuction and'blast deviceior delivering materialinto said receiver or atanother point,

a detachable passage member leading to the inlet or saidsuction-and'blast device and' 1 inlet'iof said suction either of throughwhich material is to be conveyed into said device, and an additionalpassagemember, leading from the receiver and adapted to be coupled tosaid inlet of the aforesaid device when the other passageaforesaiddevice when the other passage member is detached.

4. In combination, a receiver, a combined suction and blast device fordelivering material into sa1d receiver or at another pomt,

adetachable passage member leading to the nd blast device and throughwhich materlal is to-be conveyed into. said device, and an additionalpassage member leading from the receiver and having a laterally swingingelbow adapted to be coupled to said inlet of the aforesaid suction andblast device when the other passage member is detached.

5. In combinatlon, a receiver, a combined suction and blast device fordelivering material into said receiver or at another point,

a sleeve at the inlet of said suction and blast device, an inlet tubetelescopically engaging said sleeve, releasable fasteningmeans for.normally preventing removal of.

the tube, and an additional tube leading" from the receiver and havingal -laterally swinging elbow for telescopic engagement" when the firstwith the aforesaid sleeve named tube is removed. v, In testimonywhereof'I have hereunto set my hand in presence 'oftwo subscribingwitnesses. I A

' wiLLiAM-ir TULLEY. witnesses v O.'J. HowARn, H, CRAIG.

